City of Berlin Health Department and Nursing Service, Berlin, NH

Information About City of Berlin Health Department and Nursing Service

Ownership Type: Visiting Nurse Association
Date Certified: July 01, 1966
Address: City Hall 168 Main Street, Berlin, 3570, NH
Phone Number: (603)-7521272

City of Berlin Health Department and Nursing Service Certifications

1. Nursing Care Services
2. Physical Therapy Services
3. Occupational Therapy Services
4. Speech Pathology Services
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6. Home Health Aide Services

City of Berlin Health Department and Nursing Service Quality of Care Percentage Measures

• How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner (84%)
• How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs (79%)
• How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling (100%)
• How often the home health team checked patients for depression (86%)
• How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season (67%)
• How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (77%)
• With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care (n/a%)
• How often the home health team checked patients for pain (95%)
• How often the home health team treated their patients' pain (96%)
• How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptoms (n/a%)
• How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (n/a%)
• How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care (72%)
• How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (77%)
• How often patients got better at walking or moving around (72%)
• How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed (n/a%)
• How often patients got better at bathing (63%)
• How often patients had less pain when moving around (60%)
• How often patients' breathing improved (66%)
• How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation (n/a%)
• How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth (n/a%)
• How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted (14%)
• How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital (15%)

n/a = This measure currently does not have data or has less than 6 months of data, or the number of patient on this measure is too small to report.